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Pastor Wayne Fredericksen

Principal Cindy Gnewuch

MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE TO THE LORD WITH FRIENDS AT OUR SAVIOR!

WHAT’S INSIDE OSLConnections

825 S. Taylor Street. Arlington, VA 22204 + 703-892-4846 + office@osva.org

www.osva.org

Picnic 2

School News 3

Picture Directory 4

LSS Breakfast 5

Coffee Hour 6

Annual Shred 6

75th Anniv. 7

TWO SPECIAL SERVICES ON SUNDAY, MAY 1ST—

THE CELEBRATION OF CONFIRMATION for 8 of our youth will be observed at the 8:15 AM service on May 1st. You are invited to add your blessing to those who take this step in faith.

It’s Easter all over again at our 9:30 AM service, as we celebrate ERITREAN EASTER with communion. Eritrean Lutherans follow the calendar used by Eastern Christians. An English outline will be provided for those who wish to share in this Tigrinya service. A luncheon will be held at 12:15 PM—EVERYONE is invited!

Everyone is welcome to join in celebrating OUR SAVIOR’S ASCENSION and the NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER in CHAPEL on Thursday, May 5TH at 8:50 AM and

Our Savior will host an ASCENSION EVENING SERVICE at 7 PM.

CONSECRATED STEWARDS FIRST OFFERING SUNDAY!

Every journey begins with a first step. In April we asked everyone to prayerfully con-sider how to respond to the call to REFLECT, REJOICE, AND RENEW in our steward-ship commitments as Consecrated Stewards. On May 22nd—FIRST OFFERING SUN-DAY—we ask those who are able, to begin their new commitments with their first offer-ings. If you are not able to begin your commitment at this time, please set a date when

you plan to take your next step forward.

Thanks, again, to ALL who have participated in our Consecrated Stewards emphasis.

NEWCOMERS ORIENTATION

Sunday, May 22ND—after each service!

Gather for refreshments in the Fellowship Hall

Pastor & Chris Johnston will present an overview of our congregation & school. Maybe you have been a guest in worship or maybe you are a new member—maybe you have been around Our Savior for sometime or maybe you are a new school family—WHATEVER your situation, we want to invite you to find out more about Our Savior, its ministry and the oppor-tunities to be involved in Worship, the Word, Service and Fellowship!

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OSL’S 75th ANNIVERSARY DIAMOND JUBILEE—2016!

REFLECT, REJOICE, RENEW!

O S L C O N N E C T I O N S

OFFICIAL ACTS

Baptism

Angel Bauman—March 24, 2016

First Communion

Angel Bauman—March 24, 2016

Evelyn Huber—March 24, 2016

Committal

Col. James W. Lloyd—April 6, 2016 Arlington National Cemetery

75th Anniversary Church Picnic We look forward to welcoming our church family and friends to the 75th Anniversary Picnic on June 25th at 5:00. You must sign up NO LATER THAN JUNE 18th so that we can inform the caterer of how many folks will be joining us for the meal. Please use the link below to sign up. Please include the name of each member of your party attending, along with your name and email address. Thank you!

http://oslc75anniversary.app.rsvpify.com

Vacation Bible School

June 27-July 1st

from 9-12

Let your friends and neighbors know about our program!

Registration will be open soon!

GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL or COLLEGE? Please send us an email (office@osva.org) to let us know what your future plans are. We will publish this information in our June Newsletter and will also recognize our grads at our Youth Sunday service.

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SCHOOL NEWS P A G E 3 M A Y 2 0 1 6

The School Year Marathon April 18th marked this

year's 120th running of the Boston Marathon. The training, focus, and performance of a marathon runner likens that of a student's school year. The runner needs to prepare a training plan that in-cludes diet, sprints, distance runs, and strength ex-ercises. The training plan can only be successful if the runner focuses on each part of the plan. Like-wise, our school year has components that train students to be well-rounded, loving Christians. Our daily diet of reading, writing, and arithmetic feeds our students with academic knowledge, while our daily diet of religion feeds their soul. These four "Rs" along with the field trips, long term projects, and "recesses" form an educational ath-lete that is equipped to perform in today's world. So, what does Our Savior's spring training look like? The field trip aspect is in full force. The fourth grade has been studying Virginia history this year and their next field trip has them visiting Arlington Cemetery & Lee House. The third, fourth, and fifth grades are heading out to visit the Washington, DC memorials and President sites as a follow-up to their study of the U. S. Presidents this year. Black Rock Retreat Center will once again host the 6th graders for a three-day science camp. The seventh grade will be doing a three-day servant experience entitled "Being a Servant for God and Country". Finally, the eighth grade will be celebrating their educational experience at Our Savior by embark-ing on their annual visit to New York City.

The long term project training has also been happening. The school's annual Science Fair will be held on Thursday, April 28, at 2:00 PM. The judges will be evaluating the student projects (submitted by grades 4,6,8) in the morning; and the student body, parents, and guests are invit-ed to attend the afternoon event. Music is in the air as the classes and BASIC choir are practic-ing for the May 26 Spring Concert. Please mark your calendar to join us for this wonderful event organized by Mrs. Sterner. Our AIMA instru-mental students are also preparing for their dis-trict spring concert being held on May 3 and their school concert on May 31.

Art Talks is a "quiet" educational experience offered each month by Mrs. Battaglia. During a 10-minute visit to each classroom, she shares the work of a famous artist. Dale Chihuly, Joan Miro, and Robert Scott Duncanson have been a few of the artists featured this year. Hopefully, you saw the colorful "mobile" hung in the Fel-lowship Hall this past fall. It was a middle school art project based on the work of Dale Chihuly. Please share the news about our educational "training facility" with your friends and family. We will be having another Open House this spring on Thursday, April 28, from 9:00-11:00 in the morning and again from 6:00-8:00 in the evening. Enrollment information may also be obtained by calling the office or downloaded from the osva.org website. Finally, I encourage you to continue to don your running shoes and be part of the OS team. Your gifts of time, talent, and treasure have allowed our school ministry to flourish for 63 years -- Thank You!

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O S L C O N N E C T I O N S

THANK YOU, MISS HEDRICK!

Miss Hedrick, our first grade teacher, will be leaving our area this summer to pursue a new career path. Her ministry has been a blessing to our church and school. For the past three years, Miss Hedrick has nurtured young children by teaching them about Jesus's love and the joy of reading. In addition, her leadership on the OSSM team has allowed her to mentor the young people of our con-gregation. We give thanks to God for her time with us and grant His blessings and guidance on her future.

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Tending the Flame—One Hope—July 29 & 30

2016 Wyndham Virginia Crossings, Glen Allen, VA

(Richmond)

Join the more than 300 people from our District who

have a passion for connecting people with Jesus.

Along with Keith Anderson (keynote speaker) we

have lined up workshop presenters who represent

growing programs in our congregations and a wide

variety of topics. This is your opportunity to learn,

share experiences, connect, and network.

Take advantage of early Registration until June 1

$75. Youth/teens $35 Children 3 and under—free.

Register online at se.lcms.org/TTF2016

AFAC needs your help to spread the word about the Letter Carriers food drive on Saturday, May 14th.

On Saturday, May 14, you can leave a bag of non-perishable food donations next to your mailbox by 9:00 AM, and your Arlington letter carrier will deliver the food to AFAC, the Ar-lington Food Assistance Center. If you live in an apartment building or miss your letter carrier, donations can also be made at the North, South, Main, Shirlington, and Preston King post offices. AFAC's goal is to collect 35,000 pounds of food. Most needed items include low sodium canned soup, tuna, tomato products and beans and low sugar cereal. AFAC thanks the National Association of Letter Carriers and Arling-ton residents for helping to Stamp Out Hunger! For more in-formation, go to www.afac.org or call 703-845-8486. Hunger does not take a break! AFAC is al-ways in need of some basic pantry items: canned tomato products, canned soup, canned tuna/chicken, pasta, rice and low-sugar cereal. Drop these items off Monday-Friday from 8:00-4:30 and on Saturday from 9-12.

CAPTURE MEMORIES FOR A LIFETIME!

Do you know the names of the people sitting

around you at Church?

Help us to build a tool that will put names

with faces.

Be a part of our new family directory pro-

gram-

We need YOU to make our new family album

complete!

Schedule your photography session today!

Pictures will be taken May 18 –20

(Wednesday - Friday) from 2—9 PM and Sat-

urday, May 21 from 10 AM – 5 PM.

You can sign up by going to our web site

(www.osva.org) and clicking on the Picture

Directory Sign up Now Open arti-

cle, signing up in the fellowship

hall after services or calling the

Church office (703-892-4846)

FIRST SUNDAY OSSM BIBLE STUDY

May 1st 5:00 PM—7:00 PM

Bible Study….Fun….Food!

Bring a friend

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HONOR FLIGHTS SPRING SEASON HAS BEGUN!

Join in THANKING those who served our nation during past conflicts through the HON-OR FLIGHTS PROGRAM! Chapters from around the nation raise funds and coordinate flights for aging vets to visit the WWII Memorial and others as a way to honor and thank them for their service. So many of the veterans who participate share how they are overwhelmed by the outpouring of love and support!

The spring season of flights is beginning now. There are a number of flights coming in every Saturday. You can partici-pate by simply showing up at the WWII Memorial on these Saturdays throughout the spring. Times and details for spe-cific days will be posted on our website, Facebook page, in the bulletin and weekly email.

Expressions of Abundance: Care. Give. Grow.

LSS/NCA’s Annual Benefit Breakfast

Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Thousands of children and families look for compassion each year. We

can CARE for these neighbors in need. We can GIVE kindness, love,

and support. And together, we can GROW the numbers of those who

are able to rebuild their lives and find peace.

Join us for breakfast honoring nearly 100 years of service in our communities. Hear

inspiring, personal stories of triumph over adversity and how your support of LSS/NCA’s

mission has and can continue to make a difference in the lives of our neighbors in need.

Expressions of Abundance:

Annual Breakfast to Benefit the Mission of LSS/NCA

Wednesday, May 11

George Mason University, Arlington Camps

3351 Fairfax Dr. Arlington, VA

Program 8-9 a.m., Breakfast & Registration 7:30 a.m.

Metro Orange Line to Virginia Square, Garage parking also available on

Founder’s Way

RSVP to Rich Kauzlarich at rdkauzlarich@gmail.com

CARE

GIVE

GROW

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P A G E 6 M A Y 2 0 1 6

My Church Family,

Thank you so much for

remembering me. It has

been a long 4 1/2

months. The blessing is, I

was able to spend every day with Mother. She

passed peacefully knowing she was deeply

loved.

/s/ Irene Pieper

Coffee Donations Needed

If you happen to be at a store with a great deal

on coffee (regular or de-caf) please pick some

up for the Church. You can bring it with on

Sunday and place it in the kitchen on the coun-

ter next to the ovens!

A special THANK YOU

to all those who have hosted coffee hours

this past year! Your ministry among us is

such a blessing!

Woman's Club Annual Shred, Yard Sale, and Lions Club Testing Van-

Saturday, May 14

The Woman's Club of Arlington, 700 S. Buchanan St. Arlington, VA 22204 will have its annual "Shredding for Scholars", Lions Club FREE sight & hearing testing van, yard sale, bake sale and even some crafts in our club parking lot! Shredding is from 10 am-12 pm Lions Club van, yard sale, bake sale and crafts are from 9 am -12 pm. Event is in our parking lot, rain or shine! To rent a yard sale space ($20- ta-ble & 2 chairs will be furnished) contact Pat Fisher, Anne Kauzlarich, or Lorene Schneider or send an email to wom-ansclubarlington@gmail.com Please re-move large clips or binders from shred-ding. Event is for our scholarship fund where we support a Wakefield H.S. woman to attend a Virginia college for $2,500 per year! Volunteer contributions accept-ed for shredding. Hope You can Make it!

OSLS Spring

Concert

May 26 7:00 PM Join us for an evening of music

and fun presented by the OSLS

school children and our choir,

B.A.S.I.C. (Brothers and Sisters in Christ).

Our evening will end with a sweet

treat!

Coffee Hour Hosts needed for the summer! We know summer is often busy but hopefully also a little re-laxing. If you would have time to host one coffee hour be-tween now and August we would be most appreciative! Just a reminder that coffee hour does not need to be elaborate and complicated, just a little snack for folks as they take time for some fellowship! Also, you don’t have to do it alone, make it a family affair or ask another family to help out! Questions?? Contact Lori Bodling

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O S L C O N N E C T I O N S

According to the US Department of State, “a sense of uniformity per-vaded American society” during the 1950s. Men and women had been forced into new employment patterns during the war, but when over, traditional roles were reaffirmed. Television also contributed to the sense of uniformity by providing young and old with a shared ex-perience with shows such as I Love Lucy and The Mickey Mouse Club making their debut. However, not all Americans conformed to these cultural norms, the “beat generation” emerged and musicians and artists such as Elvis Presley and Jackson Pollock came onto the

scene. Science was in the forefront when the Double Helix DNA Model was revealed, the first polio vaccine was developed and the first microchip was invented. Unfortunately, war still affected the world with the Korean War and closer to home, the civil rights movement began with Rosa Parks’ arrest in 1955.

In our corner of the world, the focus on our “physical plant” continued. According to a document in our archives, OSLC had been active in the field of real property for four basic purposes (1) church sanctuary, (2) parsonage, (3) parochial school, and (4) future expansion. Last month we touched on the 1942 purchase of the lot at 821 South Taylor Street which then held our first church building which was dedicated in 1943. The parsonage, located at 900 South Taylor Street was acquired in 1944 and sold in 1948 as a new parsonage had been built. In order to meet the needs of both the church and the parochial school, the purchase of the parcel adjoining the church lot was authorized in 1952. A construction contract for the first enlargement of the church was authorized and the new church was dedicated in 1953. In early 1956 the Voters adopted a resolution to expand the school building to 4 classrooms which was completed by the fall of 1956.

In early 1950 the first telephone was installed in the church and a recommendation was made to hold two services on Sunday instead of just one. In the beginning of 1951, the Mission Board subsidy was ended making us fully self-supporting. In 1952 a Falls Church mission was started and they orga-nized as a congregation in early 1953 as Falls Church Lutheran. In 1956 a Springfield area mission held its first service with 6 members of our congregation as charter members, this church is now known as St. John Lutheran Church. In September 1957 Pastor Kavasch was granted a peaceful re-lease and George Wehmeyer became our Pastor in 1958.

In 1951 we celebrated our 10 year anniversary. In 1952 we started our kindergarten with 35 stu-dents. In 1953 we hired our first principal and by 1959 we had 143 students in grades K through 6. Our first PTA was organized in 1952. The May 1954 Supreme Court decision in Brown v Board of Education generated discussion at the Voters' Meeting in June regarding the possible effect on our church school. Salk anti-polio shots were given to our students in October 1955 and a school bus was purchased in 1957.

The focus of the 1950s included the two mission churches and building our school. With the turbu-lent 60s coming next month, what will we learn about our history?

CELEBRATING 75 YEARS IN CHRIST!

REFLECT, REJOICE, RENEW!

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BIRTHDAYS

O S L C O N N E C T I O N S

ANNIVERSARIES

Ted and Melissa Brown 5/8/1999 Robert and Andrea Clark 5/13/2006 Arthur and Toni Killinger 5/15/1982 Mussie Yohannes and Dehab Kahsay 5/17/1998 Kaleb Fessaha and Azieb Mehreteab 5/28/2005

Ruth Berhe 3-May Nathan John 3-May Daniel Voldal 3-May James Bodling 4-May Nolan Sheldon 4-May Nathaniel Abraham 5-May Amelia Davis 5-May Edward Ebeling 5-May Catalina Schuehle 5-May Emeline Sheldon 7-May Danielle Battaglia 8-May Selihome Gebreyesus 10-May Marshal Maguire 11-May Neil Schuehle 11-May Jeffrey Mohrmann 13-May Yanet Tesfaye 14-May Mason Collins 15-May Casey Kopecky 16-May Noah Meritt 16-May Patricia Barrett 19-May Aaron Morningstar 21-May Teresa Powell 21-May Ryan Lucas 22-May Monika Hooper 23-May Layla Alexander 24-May Richard Huber 25-May Elias Kahsay 25-May Alicia Fredericksen 26-May Suzanne Hunt 26-May Henos Mehari 26-May Mark Androff 27-May

David Kopecky 27-May Thomas Tiernan 27-May Meklit Berhe 28-May Tegegn Dahlke 28-May Delina Gedion 28-May Jill Bodling 29-May Elizabeth Lee 29-May Bahigu Yishac 30-May

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SERVING THIS MONTH

8:15 a.m. 11:00 a.m.

Communion 01 James Bodling(s)/Les Hambridge Tom Tiernan(s)/Brian Downey

08 Paul McComb(s) Tim Starker(s)/Tim Ozimek

15 Roger Powell(s)/Josh Klug Bill Messer(s)/Kirtlin Doyle

22 James Bodling(s) Tom Tiernan(s)/Todd Barrett

29 Les Hambridge(s)/Paul McComb Tim Starker(s)/Jose Montero

Usher 01 Jim Scott Tim Starker/Kirtlin Doyle

05 7PM Roger Powell(s)/Jose Montero

08 Art Killinger/Queenie Sheldahl Jeff Offutt/John Ohashi

15 Sylven Beck/Ed Campana Dan/Dylan Voldal

22 Rich/Anne Kauzlarich Lew Clarke/Ken Horn

29 Roger/Teresa Powell Jeff Offutt/Dylan Voldal

Acolyte 01 Emma Brown Ruth Tesfai

08

15

22

29

Greeter 01 Lampton Family Irene Dietz

08 Chris Johnston Offutt Family

15 Sylven Beck/Ed Campana Pat Fisher

22 Chris Johnston Voldal Family

29 Anne/Rich Kauzlarich Mary Benn

Reader 01 Richard Hartman Abeba Tzeggai

08 Sylven Beck/Ed Campana Claudia Offiutt

15 Jill Bettenhausen Constance Bergere

22 Anne/Rich Kauzlarich Tim Starker

29 Queenie Sheldahl Jason Haserodt

Counter 01 Chris Johnston

08 Tom Tiernan

15 Tom Tiernan

22 Tom Buchholz

29 Karen Harwood

Coffee Hour 01 Kebra Krol

08 Chris Johnston

15

22 Lisa Davis

29 Katie Voldal

Flowers 01

08 Ted & Melissa Brown—17th Anniversary

15 Art & Toni Killinger

22 Rahel Abraha

29 Tim Starker

Altar Anne Kauzlarich/Karen Lloyd/Meaza Beraki